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Microsoft cancels patch release

Microsoft cancels patch release

Robert Vamosi Former Editor
As CNET's former resident security expert, Robert Vamosi has been interviewed on the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other outlets to share his knowledge about the latest online threats and to offer advice on personal and corporate security.
Robert Vamosi
In an unexpected move, Microsoft, which instituted a second Tuesday monthly patch release cycle about one year ago, has decided security researchers downplayed the announcement, saying the lack of specifics keeps our current level of Windows security status quo; there's too much code in Windows for criminal hackers to waste their time looking for the one thing that's known to be broken.